What is CVE-2012-2849?

CVE-2012-2849 is a vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under CWE-189. Published 2012-08-06.

Is CVE-2012-2849 known to be exploited?

8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X

CVE-2012-2849

Off-by-one error in the GIF decoder in Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.57 on Mac OS X and Linux, and before 21.0.1180.60 on Windows and Chrome Frame, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted image.

Published 2012-08-06 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (66.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 66.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple Mac OS X
Google Chrome — versions 21.0.1180.0, 21.0.1180.1, 21.0.1180.2
Google Frame
Linux Kernel
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-189

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-2849?: CVE-2012-2849 is a vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under CWE-189. Published 2012-08-06.
Is CVE-2012-2849 known to be exploited?: 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.